• Decoupage with Acetate…

      Good morning, its Monday again, and first day back at school for the boys after the Easter break.   Unfortunately we couldn’t make the most of the reasonable (well dry) weather we had during the break because the illness bugs…

  • 1906 Elegant Lady..

      Good Morning, Easter Monday, and I’m hoping we get a reprieve from the wind and rain that we had from all day non stop yesterday.   Being the beginning of the month again it is the start of a…

  • Humphrey in the Garden…

      Good Morning and HAPPY EASTER to you all   Today I have a lovely little sketch to share with you from one of our newer DT members, Joni at     SUNDAY SKETCH & STAMP   its challenge #150  …

  • Inspiration Monday…

        CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK   Another card for you using a cute image from our Sponsor ‘Just Some Lines’   I used the image this week as a really good opportunity to practice colouring hair with alcohol pens. I…

  • Gilded Butterlies…

    Its Challenge 34 at   ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS   and the perfect theme to compliment the images from our sponsor Bugaboo         is FANTASY.   This is the great thing about being part of a  DT, as I…

  • More butterflies…

    Good Morning, being Monday its time for me to introduce another set of stunning inspirational cards from the Design Team at   CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK CHALLENGE   We have two sponsors this month and for my card today I had…

  • Live Everyday…

        SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP   #148 Catherines Sketch     Catherine has given us a lovely little sketch today that is so versatile, because each of us on the DT has done something completely different – I love…

  • A Wall of Buttons…

      Back with my second card for the day for   WHOOPSI DAISY   Buttons &/or Bows or Anything Goes with a Whoopsi Daisy Image   I really enjoyed making this card, and hopefully managed  to create and interpret something…

  • Flowers in March …

    As I write this in preparation for the new challenge, it is blowing a gale outside and the windows are being lashed with rain, I’m just hoping it has subsided by the morning – I really don’t fancy stepping outside…

  • Beautiful Hummingbird….

      CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK CHALLENGE     Morning Morning – I’m a bit late today with this post, but having spent the whole weekend away (from Friday afternoon collecting the boys from school, until 9pm last night) I am playing…

  • Whats the time Mr Owl….

    SUNDAY SKETCH & STAMP   sketch #146 from Berit.       Can you believe its Sunday again, I’ve had a busy week, but also managed to have time to really play when making my cards too. The only design…

  • Friendship….

      Can you believe we have reached the last monday of the month, next week we’ll be intriducing you to a new challenge here at the   CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK CHALLENGE   But first here is the Monday Inspiration with…

  • In the Garden…

    our challenge for you this week at   WHOOPSI DAISY challenges you to ADD A SENTIMENT   there is also a Blog Hop being hosted byWHOOPSI DAISY this week, running separatly from the usual weekly challenge….so if you are a…

  • All of a Twitter…..

        Hello, we are back to monday morning again – hope you all had a good weekend. I have three posts today – I’ve been a busy bee, here is my first.     ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS   challenge #30…

  • Monday Inspiration…

      Here is another card using an Elisabeth Bell image, for our   Monday Inspiration over at Crafty Bloggers Network Challange         Card Recipe 8×8 Craftwork cards blank Daisytrail background paper Core-dinations whitewash peach card Martha Stewart Border…

  • Sunday Sketch….

      Good Morning, today sees challenge #144 at   SUNDAY SKETCH & STAMP   where Uma has provided us with a lovely sketch.         I have revisited one of the Toread characters to practise my colouring, particularly…

  • Birthday Wishes with Ava…..

          Hello I’m back again with my DT offering for ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS challenge blog.     This week I had the pleasure of using Ava, from our sponser CDee Designs,      and as our theme is ‘Anything…

  • May all your wishes come true……

      Good Morning, as it is the beginning of another month, we see the start of another challenge at     CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK CHALLENGE The theme for this month is Anything Goes and the prize is 2 stamps from our…

  • One for Mum…..little Elephant cutie

        Good Morning Sunday again, and I have an 11 year old drooling at the thought of roast chicken and stuffing……..it does smell delicious I must say.   This is week sees challenge #142 at     SUNDAY SKETCH…

  • Monday Inspiration

        My 3rd and final post for today is the final installment of Inspiration for our   FLOWERS challenge   at   CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK CHALLENGE   can you beleive it is the start of the final week of…

  • For a Child

    With my brain slowly ticking into action, here is post #2 today, and I was tasked with making something   For A Child   our new challenge over at   Whoopsi Daisy   If you would like to come and…

  • Victorian Flowers

        Well its Monday again, and I must say I’m hoping this week is better than last. You when you have just one of those off weeks….well I had one of those. I didn’t feel myself and my mojo…

  • CBN, DT Inspiration – Say it with Flowers

    Hello it Monday morning again, and i think I have finally slipped back into the routine of the week and school runs and things. It always seems to take me longer after the christmas break more than any other holiday- maybe…

  • Challenge #140 – Moody Skies

    Good morning, today it is my turn to host my first sketch challenge (#140) of 2013 over at   SUNDAY SKETCH & STAMP     Like most us crafters I had some new goodies under the christmas tree, so today…

  • Lets go Monochrome

      Hello here is my first DT post this year for you from   WHOOPSI DAISY   and we have gone MONOCHROMOMATIC   The image can be found on one of Linnie’s newer sheets (sheet 405 and can be found here),…

  • Birds & Flowers…

           ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS     Challenge #23 – Anything Goes    I have used this fantastic image from one of our sponsors Stitchy Bear Digi Store, I immediatly got an oriental feeling and was really chuffed…

  • Say it with Flowers…

    HAPPY NEW YEAR Welcome to 2013, and    CHALLENGE #7   at   CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK CHALLENGE   We are sponsored by MULBERRY CRAFTS, and therefore the theme we have is   SAY IT WITH FLOWERS    This is…

  • New Year Owls…

        ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS   Challenge #22 – Celebration/Anything Goes   I just could resist this cute owls from one of our sponsors this week Limited Runs Digi’s, aren’t they just adorable. I have printed him 4 times and by…

  • Sassy Victorian Celebration….

        CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK   Christmas Wishes to You from The Crafty Bloggers Network, and the DT team. There is another set of fabulous cards from us to provide you with some design inspiration for the challenge this month.…

  • Lets Celebrate…

      The day is finally here and it is Christmas Eve. It is going to be a verrrrry long day for my boys – particularly Tom, my 11 year old…..he will be watching the clock all day…..and already telling us…